Fender attachment for automobiles



June 7,1927. H. .HJRWIN ET AL -1,631,417

FENDER ATTACHMENT FOR AUTOMOBILES Filed Sept. a, 1926 4 Sheets-Sheet 1.ZZH. Irwin ATTO R N EY June 7 1927.

1 H. H. IRWIN ET AL FENDER ATTACHMENT on AUTOMOBILES Fil'ed Sept. .8,1926 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 7' 7/0" 2/ 71/ E. eTLfCer INVENTOR ATTORNEY H. H.IRWIN ET AL FENDER ATTACHMENT FOR AUTOMOBILES Filed Sept. 8, 1926 4Sheets-Shed 3 ,ZZHTIru/iw Z7. .17. C arpenter ATTORNEY June 7, 1927.

v H. H. IRWIN ET AL FENDER ATTACHMENT FOR AUTOMOBILES Filed Sept. a.1926 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 1, YIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIA Gar v enter INVENTORATTORNEY the.body,oii'nthe fender, and normally wound, upon asuitableroll, and automaticallyyun- The nature Patented Jane 7,1927. 5

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I Application ffiled September s; 1926; Seria1 No.-' 134,250.

Thisinvention. relates to'motor operated vvehicles, and has nartlcularreference to an 7 chine, the person falling into the fender andsupported thereby until the machine is brought to a stop; 1

In carrying out the invention. we conte n plate the use of a netting, whchconstitutes Wound therefro'm when its use is, desired.

Another object-of theinvention resides in normally housing the roll and;netting in a casing which extends across the front of the machine, andnormally usedin the capacity:

ofabumpenn p and advantagesof the inventionv will bebetter understood,when thefollowing detail description is read ,in connection with theaccompanying drawings 1 the invention residingin theconstruction,'-com-. bination and arrangement ofj parts" as .claimed. 7

In the drawings forming part of application like numerals ofreferenceindicate i p i in v ,de's gnedto jsurround the limbs; as clearly similarparts in the several views 1 and wherein: i

;Figure l is a .fragmentary side elevation of a motor operated vehicleshowing the at-: ,tachment applied thereto. v

- F'gure 2 is a front elevation of themachine showing the attachment inthe same position as illustratedinFiglre 1. r i

. Figure 3 is aview similar toFigure 1 but showing the fender, extended.for use.

Figure 4 is a front elevation taken at a rightangle to Figure: 3.

Figure 5 is. a topplan view of thefender removed from the machine andpartly show'n Figure 6 is a sectional view on line -.6.6 of Figure 2.

Figure 7 is a of Figure 4. Figure 8 is a transverse section through aart of the fender. H

Figure 9 is a sectional view on line 9- ==9 of Figure 7.

sectional 'Y lQ W IOIl line 77 Figure 10 a sectional viewpn line ofFigure-81 Arron CARPENTER, 'oFeREENvILLE; soU'rHi -5 CAROLINA-1Referring to the drawings in detail dicates generally a motor.operatedyehicle;

. of ordinary well known, construction, while B represents the brace rod.connect ngqthe head lamps C'of themachine. I

frame and bear against the adjacent ends of the rods 12 asclearlyiillustrate-d in; Figtudi-nalfslot"14,.whi1e a stop pin 15is-ear-' ,ried; by each rod 12, and ,operates' within theadjacent slot14. .jflhe; ends of theslot are d pter to e n g by th Pin 15m11d I Theattachment forming the subject matter ot thepresent,inven'tiongincl-udes a-sub- ;s'ta'ntially .U-shaped frame lO theparallel .limbsjll ofwhich are hollow to telescopically receive rods12;:Which are adapted to be projected from their normalinactivepd Isitions, to their active positions through the I instrumentality ofsprings13- These springs .arearranged.withinthe limbs 11 of the lure 8Q'Eachlimb is providediwith a longi-.;. I

serve to limit the. movement gof the' rod in either direction. This,frame is mounted upon the ace r d. Bfa ov fi ferifediw by v means ofsuitable clamps indicated at' 16,' while, the frame is further bracedand sup- .portedloy brackets 17 rising ,from the forw-ard jend lof thgflallle pf themach'ineand illustrated, I

Carried by rods 12 is. a transverse ban 18,while. OOn-.1

lnect-ing theIforward ends of thelimbs is a...si'rnilar bar 19,17A'substantially semi-cyz lindrical-shaped casing 20 is, supported by thetransverse bar 18, andjournaledjrin this is aroll er 21 1' The: rolleris mounted on ball bearings 22. in the manner lillustrated attached to'the stationary transverse bar 19 .erri tdi y m z=' l so at. henth rods12- are] projected from their normal po ,sitions. shown Figural, toitheir p active positionsillustratedinFigure 3, the netting 23 will beunwound from the roll, and thereby constitute the body of thefender,-intowhich a person struck bythe machine will fall, withoutinjuring the person, and be supported thereby-unt1l the machine isbrought to a' stop.. The frame pro ects downwardly at an angle from thefrontof the 1nach1ne,- and when therods 12 are projected to their activepositions, they form r a continuity of the frame, so that the partsmachine is brought to a'stop.

will be arranged in the manner shown in Figure 3, with the casingterminating in close proximity to the ground. The netting 23 nay beconstructed from any suitable'material and in any suitable mannerwithout departing from the spirit of the invention; i I

As hereinabove stated the netting 23 is normally woun'd about the roll21,'and the rods 12 arranged in their retracted positions'within thelimbs11 againstthe tension ofthe springs 13. These parts are held a inthis position by a pivoted latch 25 supported on a bracket 26 which ismounted on the transverse bar 19.

The active eX- tremity 27 of the latchis adapted to engage the adjacentend of a casing 20, while the other end of the latch is connected withan operating element 28 which extends in the direction of the driversseat and arranged within convenient reach of the driver. The

resilient element 29 normally holds the latch in the position justmentioned, and

when it engages the casing 20, the'latter is supported in a position tobe used in the capacity of a bumper for the machine.

In practice the parts are normally arranged in the manner shown inFigures 1 and 2, and 1f the driver is about to strike a person with themachine, it is only necessaryto pull uponlth e operating element 28,

whereby releasing the casing 20 from the latch 25.

4, wherein the casing 20 is arranged in close proximity to the ground,while the netting 23 is unwound'from the roller 21. This of course isdue to the .fact that one end 'of 'the netting is secured to thestationary transverse bar 19'carried by the limbs 11. Should the partybe struck by themachine, he will fall into the netting without beinginjured, and be supported thereby until the When the rods 12 arereturnedto their normal positions, the spring 2 1 forming part of theroll 21 rewinds the netting about the latter.

iVhile it is believed that from'the foregoing description, the natureand advantages of the invention will be readily apparent, we desire tohave it understood, that we do not limit ourselves to what is hereinJust as soon as-this occurs, the springs 13 I function toiproject therods 12' to the positions illustrated in'Figures 3 and ing said rodsnormally in retracted positions, means for automatically projecting saidrods when released and simultaneously unwind said netting, and manuallyoperable means for releasing said rods for the purpose specified.

2. An automobile attachment of the char acter described comprising aframe mounted on the front of the machine and including spaced parallellimbs, rods slidabl-e in said limbs and normally heldin retractedpositions, a casing supported by said rods and normally arranged for usein the capacity of a bumper for the machine, a roller journaled in saidcasingra netting normally wound about the roller and having one endsecured to said frame, means for automatically projecting said rods inadvance of said frame and simultaneously unwind the netting from saidroller incident to ther-elease of said rods, and manually operable meansfor releasing said rods from a point adja cent the drivers seatof the"machine,

3. An automobile attachment of the character described comprising asubstantially U-shaped frame mounted at the front of the machine, springpressed rods" slidably mounted in said frame, asubstantially'semicylindrical casing carried by the forward ends ofsaid'rods, a roller journaled in said casing, a netting normally woundabout said roller, and having one end secured to said frame, a pivotedlatch mounted on the frame and normally engaging the casing to hold therods retracted, and the casing positioned for use in the capacity of abumper, means for operating said latch from a remote point, to releasethe casing and said rods, whereby the latter are automatically projectedfrom the frame, and the netting unwound from said roller for the purposespecified, and means for limiting the sliding movements of said rods ineither direction,

In testimony whereof we aflix our signatures;

HENRY H. IBTVI'N. 7 WILLIAM ATTOR CARPENTER.

